Q:What would be the ideal way to code a case where a patient has ongoing encephalopathy after a subdural hematoma multiple years ago? I keep seeing documentation as a brain injury with ongoing encephalopathy, but is...Read More »
Five senators recently asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the costs and risks associated with mismatched patient records.Read More »
CCDS Coordinator Penny Richards just sent out another round of snail mail letters to CCDS holders who are more than 45 days late on their recertification. These folks have surpassed the grace period for their recertification and have entered the “inactive” stage.Read More »
More of healthcare organizations net revenue relates to risk-based population health management activities, according to HealthLeaders Media’s 2017...Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board requests that all chapter leaders take a moment to respond to a brief, 20-question survey. The results will help the Chapter Advisory Board better understand the needs of local chapters and plan events for leaders in...Read More »
Tracy Pitts, RN, BSN, CCDS, is a clinical documentation specialist at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. She is also a member of the St. Louis ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
Before my time in CDI, in the cold, deep darkness of the ED night, sepsis was an annoyance. Everywhere there was a sepsis flag popping up in the EHR, few of which actually meant anything.Read More »
One of the wonderful things that time allows us is the ability to look back with an experienced eye and either learn from the past or at the very least have some fun with it.
I remember my first weeks as a CDI specialist as if it just happened....Read More »
